A wrongly convicted Black man who spent over 30 years behind bars could face a return to prison if the Missouri Attorney ...

Yes, all prisoners are targeted, and the harshness of their treatment varies only in degree, with the most severe treatment ...

The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human ...

Deputy Michael Meiser, assigned to a specialized sheriff's department unit that monitored gang activity inside the jail ...

A thieving carer begged 'please let me go home to my little girl' after a judge confirmed he was sending her to prison. Toni ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A judge has denied a request to grant the early release of a former University of Kentucky student ...

Civil rights groups filed an appeal Friday after their lawsuit against the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office was dismissed.

The jail has been closed since June due to black mold, costing the county over $1 million in unbudgeted funds to house ...

The family and friends of Robert Brooks, a man killed by prison guards in New York State, will gather at a town hall this ...

Just four months into her punishment, Sophia Rosing, 24, asked a judge week to suspend her prison sentence, allowing her to ...

Before a Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 8½ years in prison, two Clark County judges spoke from the other side of the ...